Five movies everyone should see

[falafel]

Do you not have the TNT channel?

I do, but it only seems to show forest gump.

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[hostile]

1. Gods Army
2. Brigham City
3. Gods Army 2
4. The RM
5. Mobsters and Mormons

You forgot "The Phone Call"

[filsdepac]

Stargate
Titanic
The Never Ending Story
Bill and Teds Bogus Journey
Mortal Kombat

[wuapinmon]

Should see doesn't mean "the best."

Fitzcarraldo
Kelly's Heroes
Children of Men
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Silence of the Lambs

[Art Vandelay]

Should see doesn't mean "the best."

Fitzcarraldo
Kelly's Heroes
Children of Men
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Silence of the Lambs

I vaguely recall Kelly's Heroes from my childhood or seeing it on late night TV. Isn't it the WWII version of the Magnificent Seven or am I thinking of another movie? I remember Kojak, sans lollipop, being in it.

[wuapinmon]

I vaguely recall Kelly's Heroes from my childhood or seeing it on late night TV. Isn't it the WWII version of the Magnificent Seven or am I thinking of another movie? I remember Kojak, sans lollipop, being in it.

More or less. Some GIs capture a German officer and find out that there's $12 million in gold in a bank behind German lines, so they form their own army and go steal it. Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Clint Eastwood.

It's a perfect comedy.

[clackamascoug]

Saving P Ryan - For the perspective of actual war, and duty.
God Father Trilogy - For the perspective of the Mafioso.
Lawrence of Arabia - Best example of an epic movie.
This is Spinal Tapr - A spot on time capsule of the 70's, and it's funny as heck.
Ground Hog's Day - The message of learning to be the best possible you, as a solution to your problems, is perhaps the strongest message in movie history. Especially poignant are the scenes of killing himself as a way out, only to be brought back in the next morning, and the realization that his situation is a blessing not a curse. I wish I could have the same experience of living the exact day over and over, so that I could get it right myself. Maybe that's why I lean towards multiple lives in multiple dimensions, as a pathway to perfection.

Kelly's Hero's is a great movie. At the time, it really made a big impression on me.

[DrumNFeather]

You forgot "The Phone Call"

And "The Blue Vase"

[EdmondDantes]

And Thrashin'.

And Breakin' 2: Electric Bugaloo

[dabrockster]

Gladiator
Field of Dreams
Saving Private Ryan
Empire Strikes back
Shawshank

[tooblue]

Dr. Zhivago
Pride and Prejudice
Strictly Ballroom
The Man From Snowy River
Charade

[Surfah]

Dr. Zhivago
Pride and Prejudice
Strictly Ballroom
The Man From Snowy River
Charade

Is this your list or your wife's?

[tooblue]

Is this your list or your wife's?

It's my list ... her list would look more like some of the others posted.

[LA Ute]

Dr. Strangelove
A Room With a View
Bambi
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Trip to Bountiful

Wow, it's great to see that someone else appreciates that one. The movie poster hangs in our hallway. I was lucky enough to be on that set and to watch Geradline Page put her Oscar-winning performance on film.

I'll add "A Man for All Seasons" to the collective list.

[Levin]

Wow, it's great to see that someone else appreciates that one. The movie poster hangs in our hallway. I was lucky enough to be on that set and to watch Geradline Page put her Oscar-winning performance on film.

Very cool. What were you doing on set?

I watched that film for the first time when I was 21. I randomly found it in my parents' movie collection, and popped it in. I was riveted by Page's performance, and the last scene left me incredibly moved.

So often we think it's teenagers who don't show respect to their parents, when the truth may be that self-involved adults show the least respect of all through neglect and impatience with their aging parents.